isIterable

Checks if a value is iterable.

typescript

const result = isIterable(value);

Usage

`isIterable(value)`

Use isIterable to check whether a value implements the iterable protocol — that is, whether it has a Symbol.iterator method. Arrays, strings, Set, Map, typed arrays, and generators are iterable; plain objects, null, and undefined are not.

typescript

import { isIterable } from 'es-toolkit/predicate';

// Iterable values
console.log(isIterable([1, 2, 3])); // true
console.log(isIterable('abc')); // true
console.log(isIterable(new Set([1, 2, 3]))); // true
console.log(isIterable(new Map())); // true

// Non-iterable values
console.log(isIterable({ a: 1 })); // false
console.log(isIterable(123)); // false
console.log(isIterable(null)); // false

It can also be used as a type guard in TypeScript.

typescript

function collect(value: unknown): unknown[] {
  // Inside this branch, `value` is narrowed to `Iterable<unknown>`
  if (isIterable(value)) {
    return [...value];
  }
  return [];
}

Parameters

value (unknown): The value to check.

Returns

(value is Iterable<unknown>): Returns true if the value is iterable, false otherwise.